SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Radiopaque Coroner questions drug case evidence  May 2, 2008 No radiopaque foreign body is seen, the report stated ... Cocaine is not a radiopaque material most of the time and the chances of picking it up on an X-ray are not good, Falterman said ... Crack cocaine is visible on X-ray cocaine is not wrote on Apr 25, 2008 12:27 AM:" Powder cocaine is usually not a radiopaque material, but crack cocaine contains impurities which are radiopaque materials. Therefore, crack cocaine is visible on X-ray most of the time. In the article above, Dr. Falterman says,... (New Iberia, LA) U.S. Patent Office Confirms Validity of Osteotech's U.S. Patent No. 5,676,146  Mar 25, 2008 The '146 patent covers mixtures of a radiolucent material, such as demineralized bone, with a radiopaque material, such as nondemineralized or partially demineralized bone, that is provided in sufficient quantity to be used as a radiographic marker. The Patent Office's reexamination certificate also includes four new claims. (PR Newswire) Merit Medical Acquires Radiopaque Laminate Technology  Jul 24, 2007 SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems Inc. (NasdaqGS: - ), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, announced today that it has acquired technology from Lightek Corporation for flexible radiopaque plastic laminate composition. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008